The wife and I tried the truck on a whim when we were searching for some grub to soothe the savage beast. Hao Bao and Sandra Dee's were camped out in their usual Thursday night spot next to JAM, a boutique in the Old Town area Scottsdale.
I ordered the Dumplings and the Street Treats.
The Street Treats...
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... sorry, my keyboard shorted from me drooling in remembrance. Marinated and seared to perfection, they were savory and ever so slightly spicy. I could make a whole meal around just them. At $4 a pop for an order, they are worth every cent, and that's saying a lot given this economy!
The dumplings were good, if a tad underseasoned. They had been steamed and then seared as any proper potsticker should be, but had a limp feel to them. Also, they didn't come with any of the traditional soy/scallion dipping sauces that generally accompany dumplings. The order of 6 was $7. A tad over priced given what I got and should probably be in the $5-6 range.
I was also disappointed that, given a name like Hao Bao, they didn't actually serve the steamed bun Bao that I'd been so eager to try.
All that being said, I would visit them again (and will be tomorrow night) as I'd like to try their Scallion Pancakes and the Noodle Soup.
Give them a shot, but don't expect any Bao with your Hao.